THREE PEOPLE  including a former Civil defense (SINAPROC) director  were  killed in a trio of traffic incidents in Chiriqui  on the weekend, bringing  recorded road fatalities  in the province this year to 71.

The first accident occurred on Sunday morning, December 6,  when Martez Cesar Augusto Gonzalez, 48, who was riding in the back of a pick-up vehicle fell off near the Boquete Inn. According to Boquete residents  the victim was visiting relatives.

The second accident took place  at 2.15 pm  when the former director of  SINAPROC’s  Baru base, Eduardo ‘Gualo’Martinez, 36, lost control of the wheel of the car  after  crashing  into a manhole in the Manaca community in  the  Baru district.

Martinez was a renowned  Civil Defense rescuer and worked for many years as a master instructor, lifeguard and director of the Baru Municipal Base.

One person was killed, and five injured  in a traffic accident, early Monday morning  at  Escudu Remedios, Chiriqui.

The incident occurred when a sedan overturned after  the  driver  lost control. The injured were taken to the regional hospital Rafael Hernandez  by firefighters from  Chiricano East.